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Definition of Papyrine

1. n. Imitation parchment, made by soaking unsized paper in dilute sulphuric acid.

Definition of Papyrine

1. Noun. A kind of imitation parchment, made by soaking unsized paper in dilute sulphuric acid. ¹

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Definition of Papyrine

1. papyrus [adj] - See also: papyrus

Medical Definition of Papyrine

1. Imitation parchment, made by soaking unsized paper in dilute sulphuric acid. Origin: Cf. F. Papyrin made of paper. See Paper. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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Literary usage of Papyrine

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Edinburgh New Philosophical Journal, Exhibiting a View of the Progressive by Robert Jameson, Sir William Jardine, Henry D Rogers (1860)
"papyrine.—The interesting substance obtained in 1846 by ... bibulous paper in partially diluted sulphuric acid—called papyrine by its discoverers—which, ..."

2. The Edinburgh New Philosophical Journal (1860)
"431) by immersing bibulous paper in partially diluted sulphuric acid—called papyrine by its discoverers—which, with the exception of a few comparatively ..."

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